The McGaheysville - Massanutten Lions Club ::: Leadership

Leadership 2011-12

PRESIDENT
Lion Bob B.

Lion Bob B. join the Club in 1993 -- the second year of the Club’s existence. Lion Bob is a Past President, a Melvin Jones winner and a Lion of the Year. He has served at the State level as a Cabinet Chair for Sight First and currently is the Youth Camp and Exchange chair. Lion Bob retired as a Vice President of Sales of a large printing company after a 36 year career, and he and his wife Lion Sharon moved to Massanutten in 1993. Lion Bob likes golf, gardening and music and he plays in the local Massanutten Sympathy Orchestra. Lions Bob and Sharon have two children and three grandsons.

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Lion Nancy J.	Joined the Griffith Lions Club in District 25A in 1993. Transfered to Massanutten Lions Club in 1994. President of Massanutten Club 1995-1996. Named Melvin Jones in 1998. Lion of the Year in 2001. Served on the District 24C cabinet for 9 years. Married for 54 years to Lion Grover. Lions are a large part of our lives and we enjoy the social as well as the helping aspects of our membership.

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Lion Ron B.

Born in Willard, Ohio in 1940. graduated from Willard High School in 1958. Attended Ohio University in 1959. Married my 'better half' Barbara in 1960..we were HS sweethearts. Transferred to Illinois with RRD in 1970. Transferred to Virginia with RRD in 1980. Retired from RRD in 2004. We have (5)wonderful children and (7) grandchildren. Our children are now located in Roanoke, VA (2), Freehold, NJ, Naperville, Ill and St Louis, Mo. I am thoroughly enjoying retirement in the Shenandoah Valley. If you cannot find something to do in this area, you have a bigger problem than I. I enjoy golfing,fishing,gardening and an occasional 'brewski'. Friends call me RB (that stands for 'Runs Better') See ya around the Valley and Massanutten.

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT Lion Buddy F.	Lion Buddy F. was born and raised in Alabama and lived 30 plus years in Mississippi. He moved to Massanutten in 2000 and joined our Lions Club in 2007. Lion Buddy F. works at Walker Mfg. as manufacturing manager -- he has been with Walker for 35 years. Lion Buddy's hobbies include jogging, golf and sports.

SECRETARY
Lion Grover J.

Lion Grover transferred into the Massanutten Lions Club in 1994 from Indiana. Previously he had served Indiana as a District Governor. Lion Grover has served as President, First Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director of the Massanutten Club. He has also served as President of his club in Indiana before transferring to Virginia. Lion Grover has, counting the years in the Jaycees, fifty years of community service to his credit. He is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow, a Lion of the Year and Virginia Humanitarian. Lion Grover is married to Lion Nancy J. and they have two children and three grandchildren.

TREASURER
Lion Lucy P.

A rarity in our club — a Harrisonburg native! I graduated from Harrisonburg High School, Madison College (now JMU), got married and lived the corporate life (25 yrs. in Houston, 6 yrs. in Baltimore, and other short term assignments in several other places), with husband J.C., who is the immediate past president of Massanutten Lions Club. We bought our home as a vacation home in 1991, renovated and added to it and moved here permanently in 2001. We soon joined the Massanutten Lions Club. We have a daughter who lives with her husband and our 2 granddaughters in Chapel Hill, NC. and our son lives just outside of Chapel Hill.

LION TAMER Lion Mittee C.

LION TAMER
Lion Pat N.

Lion Pat N. moved to Massanutten in the fall of 2002 from the Northern Virginia area. An illness forced her early retirement from contract administration and finance management. In 2003, she became a member of the Massanutten Lions Club. With her background in finance, she was elected Treasurer in 2004. After her two year term as Treasurer, she was elected 3rd Vice President in 2006 and she was club President in the 2009-2010 Lions year. She loves Lionism and it has given her a new purpose in life after the sudden halt to her contracting career.

TAIL TWISTER Lion Mike H.	Lion Mike H. and his wife, Lion Rose Ann, moved from Fairfax County, VA to Massanutten in July of 2007 -- they had built their Massanutten home in 2004. He joined the Club in October of 2007. Lion Mike practiced law in No. Va. for 40 years. He enjoys fishing, reading, golf, traveling and is active in his church. Lion Mike was a Lion in No. Va. from 1969-1989.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Lion Marge K.	Lion Marge K. and her husband, Lion Karl moved to Massanutten in 1996. She has been an active member of the Lions Club for several years. Lion Marge K. has been a Membership Chairperson and was awarded Lion of the Year for 2006-2007. Lions Marge has 4 daughters, one of whom also lives in Massanutten with her Park Ranger husband.

DIRECTOR TWO YEARS
Lion Sandy K.

Lion Sandy K. has been a resident of Massanutten since December 2003. She joined the Lions Club in 2007. She was born and brought up on Long Island , NY. However, after she and her husband Lion Ken retired from lengthy careers at a government aerospace/defense company, they decided to relocate to Virginia ’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Lion Sandy is an active member of the community serving on several MPOA and church committees.

DIRECTOR TWO YEARS
Lion Sharon B.

Lion Sharon B. and her husband Lion Bob moved to Massanutten in 1993 and immediately became a members of the Club. She has have served in numerous positions within the Massanutten Lions Club including 3rd Vice-President, Membership Chairman, Lion Tamer, Social Chairman, Bland Chairman and Secretary. Lion Sharon also serves the district as Bland Zone Chairman. Lions Sharon and Bob B. came to Massanutten from Connecticut where they had lived for 21 years.

DIRECTOR ONE YEAR Lion Barry E.	Lion Barry E. and his wife, Lion Elizabeth E., moved to Massanutten in 2002 from Silverdale, WA after retiring from the Navy in 1993. They joined our Lions Club in 2008. They own the Shenandoah Valley Frame Shop in Shenandoah, VA doing custom framing. Lion Barry E. started golfing in July 2008.

PAST PRESIDENT
Lion Ken K.

Lion Ken K. has been a resident of Massanutten since 2003, after relocating from Long Island , NY. He joined the Lions Club in 2007. Lion Ken has three sons, one living in San Francisco , one still on Long Island, and one living outside Baltimore. He also has 4 great grandkids. Lion Ken is an active member of the community serving on several MPOA committees. He became a Lions Club “Big Brother” in 2007. Ken is also a past president of the Massanutten Lions club.

WEBMASTER
Lion Gene H.

Lion Gene H. moved to Massanutten in 2001 after living in Herndon, VA for almost 20 years. He was drawn to the beauty and serenity of the mountains versus the concrete and politics of the DC suburbs. In 2006, he married Lion Olga H. They both joined the Lions Club in 2007 and have been responsible for developing and maintaining our Lions Club web site. In his professional career, Lion Gene supported the Department of Defense for many years in long range planning. He is now a USSF certified soccer referee officiating high school and college games in the area.

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